Side bets provide an exciting way to make Blackjack games more interesting whilst
offering you a greater number of ways 🎅 to win. So what are side bets, what side bets are
available and are they worth it? Read on to 🎅 find out.
What are Blackjack side
bets?
Side bets are bonus bets placed on a round of Blackjack on outcomes beyond
whether 🎅 the player or dealer will win. The majority are staked at the start of the
round before the cards have 🎅 been dealt alongside regular bets and many have fixed odds
that usually offer greater payouts than the simple 2:1 rewarded 🎅 for beating the
dealer.
Play Blackjack at Pinnacle Casino What Blackjack side bets are available?
There
are dozens if not hundreds of 🎅 side bets that can be applied to Blackjack, but some of
the most popular include the following:
Insurance bets
A player can 🎅 place an insurance
bet if the dealer’s face up card is an Ace and they think they will get Blackjack. 🎅 You
can read more about Blackjack insurance bets here.
21+3
21+3 bets involve the player’s
first two cards and the dealer’s face 🎅 up card. These are on whether these three cards
will make various combinations in a similar manner to poker:
Flush : 🎅 The three cards
are of the same suit, for instance the four, nine and Queen of diamonds. This usually
has 🎅 a payout of 5:1 .
: The three cards are of the same suit, for instance the four,
nine and Queen 🎅 of diamonds. This usually has a payout of . Straight : The three cards
are in sequence irrespective of suit, 🎅 for instance the five of spades, six of clubs and
seven of hearts. This usually has a payout of 10:1 🎅 .
: The three cards are in sequence
irrespective of suit, for instance the five of spades, six of clubs and 🎅 seven of
hearts. This usually has a payout of . Three of a kind : The three cards are of 🎅 the
same value irrespective of suit, for instance three Kings. This usually has a payout of
30:1 .
: The three 🎅 cards are of the same value irrespective of suit, for instance three
Kings. This usually has a payout of . 🎅 Straight flush : The three cards are in sequence
and of the same suit, for instance the six, seven and 🎅 eight of spades. This usually has
a payout of 40:1 .
: The three cards are in sequence and of the 🎅 same suit, for instance
the six, seven and eight of spades. This usually has a payout of . Suited three 🎅 of a
kind: The three cards are of the same value and suit, for instance three nine of
hearts. This 🎅 usually has a payout of 100:1.
Perfect Pairs
A Perfect Pairs side bet is
placed on the outcome that the first two 🎅 cards in your hand are a mixed, coloured or
perfect pair:
Mixed pair : The two cards are a pair of 🎅 the same rank but of two
different colours (one red and one black), for instance the seven of hearts and 🎅 spades.
This usually has a payout of 5:1 .
: The two cards are a pair of the same rank but 🎅 of
two different colours (one red and one black), for instance the seven of hearts and
spades. This usually has 🎅 a payout of . Coloured pair : The two cards are a pair of the
same rank and colour but 🎅 different suits, for instance the Queen of clubs and spades.
This usually has a payout of 10:1 .
: The two 🎅 cards are a pair of the same rank and
colour but different suits, for instance the Queen of clubs and 🎅 spades. This usually
has a payout of . Perfect pair: The two cards are a pair of the same rank 🎅 and suit, for
instance two three of diamonds. This usually has a payout of 30:1.
Easy Match
This is a
side bet 🎅 that the first two cards in your hand will be of the same suit. In a single
deck game, an 🎅 Easy Match usually has a payoff of 3:1 and in a multi-deck game, the
payoff is usually 5:2.
Royal Match
This is 🎅 a side bet that the first two cards in your
hand will be the King and Queen of the same 🎅 suit. In a single deck game, a Royal Match
usually has a payoff of 10:1 and in a multi-deck game, 🎅 the payoff is usually
25:1.
Over/Under 13
This is a straightforward bet on whether the first two cards in
your hand will 🎅 have a value of over or under 13, with Ace counting as one and a value
of 13 generally resulting 🎅 in a lost bet. This usually has a payout of 10:1.
Super
Sevens
This is a bet on how many sevens your 🎅 hand will have. If your first card is a
seven, usually the payout is 3:1. If your first two cards 🎅 are sevens, the payout is
usually 50:1 if they are of different suits and 100:1 if they are of the 🎅 same suit. If
you hit and your hand gets a third seven, the payout is usually 500:1 if they are 🎅 of
different suits and 5000:1 if they are of the same suit.
Lucky Ladies
This is a bet on
whether the first 🎅 two cards of your hand will have a value of 20. If the cards have a
value of 20 and 🎅 they are of different suits the payout is usually 4:1, if they are of
the same suit the payout is 🎅 usually 10:1 and if they are of the same suit and rank the
payout is usually 25:1.
If the two cards 🎅 are the Queen of hearts (the ‘Lucky Ladies’)
the payout is usually 200:1 and if the two cards are the 🎅 Queen of hearts and the dealer
gets Blackjack, the payout is usually 1000:1.
Pair Square
This is a side bet on if 🎅 the
first two cards in your hand will be a pair. A pair of different suits, such as a seven
🎅 of hearts and a seven of spades, usually has a payout of 10:1, whereas a pair of the
same suit, 🎅 for instance two 10 of clubs, usually has a payout of 15:1.
Lucky Lucky
This
is a bet on whether the first 🎅 two cards in your hand and the dealer’s face up card will
achieve a certain value or combination as follows:
Lucky 🎅 Lucky payouts
Match the
Dealer
This is a bet on whether the rank of at least one of the first two cards 🎅 in your
hand will match the dealer’s face up card. If there is a match of different suits, the
payout 🎅 is usually 4:1 and if there is a match of the same suit, the payout is usually
11:1.
Are Blackjack side 🎅 bets worth it?
The majority of side bets feature only a small
chance of winning (as their large payouts suggest) and 🎅 cannot be applied with
conventional Blackjack strategy, meaning they offer the dealer and house a far greater
edge than in 🎅 the standard game.
As a result, they should predominantly be viewed as a
bit of fun, capable of enhancing your enjoyment 🎅 but ultimately not a viable method of
boosting your winnings over a long period of time. Any side bets you 🎅 do want to place
should be carefully considered and you must assess your chances of winning as best you
can.
Despite 🎅 this, side bets can provide a more exciting and faster-paced Blackjack
experience for those who do not like being limited 🎅 to one bet at a time and having to
wait until the end of the round to see if they 🎅 have won. When successful, side bets are
also still capable of supplying substantially greater payouts from than you would
otherwise 🎅 receive in the standard game.
Enhance your Blackjack strategy
If you’re
looking for general advice on how to play Blackjack, read our 🎅 guide to Blackjack. If
you want to learn more on how to inform your Blackjack strategy, remember to read our
🎅 articles on how to double down, split and surrender, alongside how to place an
insurance bet.
We also have an article 🎅 outlining an advanced Blackjack strategy. If you
want to learn more about Blackjack beyond how to play the game, you 🎅 can read about the
history of Blackjack.
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